Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The magic's in the hole!

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

You can soak in three relaxing pools filled daily by the tide.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.